Images of first int’l Vietnamese martial art event
(VOV) - The Thang Long Cup, Vietnam’s first international traditional martial arts championship, is being held in Hanoi. Competitors’ performances in combat and demonstration categories especially impress audiences.
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| Performance of a team from Thua Thien-Hue province |
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| The Thanh Long Cup tournament is taking place from August 6-13 at the My Dinh Indoor Athletics Gymnasium in Hanoi |
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| The event attracts 36 domestic martial art teams, and 50 international teams from 35 countries, including the US, Australia, France, Belgium, Russia and Germany |
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| Ho Chi Minh City’s team |
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| Martial artists must spend on four to five years on perfecting professional performances, said a representative from HCM City’s team |
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| A performance of a team from Khanh Hoa province |
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| A Russian martial artist from Russia performs in the combat category |